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Parkhill Second Team

Burleson, Lucas Lead ACC All-Tourney Team

By STEVE GASKE

As far as the ACC
Tournament was concerned
"Tall" Tommy Burleson was
the biggest man around over
the weekend. The 7'4" N.C.
State center was the only
unanimous pick on the
All-ACC Tournament team

voted by the sports writers and
announced yesterday
afternoon.

Burleson also received the
Everett Case Award as the
most valuable player in the
tournament. The fourth
leading scorer in the
conference during the regular
season (18.2), Burleson scored
only 28 points in his two
tournament games.

It was Burleson's
rebounding and intimidating
presence, however, that earned
him the Case Award. With 25
rebounds and numerous
blocked shots Burleson, the
conference's leading rebounder
during the regular season,
totally intimidated the
opposition in leading the
Wolfpack to the Tournament
Championship.

Freshman John Lucas was
the player who amazed people
in the tournament with his 61
points and complete
dominance of the floor
situation. Many people felt
that he should have been given
the Case Award instead of
Burleson for his dazzling
all-around play.

Also named to the first
team were Maryland's Tom
McMillen and John Lucas.
McMillen, the only repeater
from last year's All-Tourney
team, scored 55 points and
hauled down 26 rebounds to
top the NCAA bound Terps.

David Thompson, the ACC
player of the year, was also
named to the first team for the
Wolfpack despite a subpar
tournament.

A first team All-American
as a sophomore, Thompson
was voted to the team as much
for reputation as for his
tournament play. In two games
the Shelby super-star scored
only 24 points. During the
regular season Thompson
averaged 25.7 points a game.

The biggest surprise in the
tournament was Wake Forest's
Eddie Payne. Payne led the
Deacons to a first round upset
over North Carolina with his
clutch shooting and passing. He
scored 34 points in the two
Wake games and was the
middle man in Coach Carl
Tacy's deliberate offense.

Barry Parkhill and Gus
Gerard were named to the
second team for the Cavaliers.
Parkhill's 22 points were
instrumental in the Virginia win
over Duke in the first round.
When the fourth-year
All-American left the N.C. State
game to conclude his college
career, he was afforded a
standing ovation that was one
of the high points of the
tournament.

Gus Gerard scored 27
points in the two Virginia
games and was the Cavs' big
man under the boards at 6'7".

Maryland's Jim O'Brien
silenced some of his critics in
the stands also earning a berth
on the second team.

Despite the Tar Heel's first
round loss, Bobby Jones was
also named to the second team.

Tony Byers, the second
leading scorer in the
conference during the regular
season was named for Wake
Forest by virtue of his 19
points in the first half of the
semi-final game against
Maryland.